Joanne Hayes – Publisher & Founder of Simply Buckhead MagazineAtlanta

Joanne Hayes is a more than 20-year veteran of the publishing industry, having worked as an Account Executive for an award-winning Journal Register Company newspaper group, Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, and as the Marketing Director of SO Rhode Island, a publication of the award-winning magazine company Providence Media.

Simply Buckhead Magazine was conceived by her company, ValueStream Media Group, and began publication in 2010, with Joanne at the helm as Publisher and Founder. Sister publication 17th South was launched in June 2016, and in October 2016, ValueStream Media acquired the online news website BuckheadView. Joanne is proud to have two regional Atlanta publications serving the most dynamic in-town market.

Joanne also currently serves as the Co-VP of Programs on the Board of Directors of the Buckhead Business Association.